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Bezig met laden... Gracie and the Emperor (2003)door Errol Broome
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This deals with the same historical moment as [[Staton Rabin]]'s [Betsy and the Emperor] -- namely Napoleon's exile and eventual death on St Helena. Interestingly, Staton, the New Yorker, has a heroine who becomes good friends with the Emperor; Errol, modestly West Australian, gives us a heroine who doesn't even speak to him. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Gracie's simple life on St. Helena dramatically changes when Napoleon Bonaparte is brought to the island as a prisoner. As long as Gracie could remember, she had been told stories of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would stop at nothing to rule the world. Now defeated, the most famous and dreaded man alive has been banished to the very island where she lives. Like a small ship stuck fast in the ocean, St. Helena is far from anywhere. Gracie wants to run away, but there is nowhere to go. Circumstances grow worse when her work places her in direct proximity to the man she regards as a monster. Set in a pivotal historical period, the story of Gracie reveals the grinding hardship and daily dramas of an eleven-year-old girl of the time. Though she and Napoleon never meet, the Emperor takes an interest in her and suddenly aspects of Gracie's life are mysteriously made easier. It soon becomes clear to her that only one person could be responsible. This is historical fiction at its best. With masterly writing Errol Broome imaginatively recounts the extraordinary story of a broken emperor and a spirited, compassionate young girl. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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